WORLD BRIEFING | EUROPE; Monaco: Albert II Is Engaged

By MAĻA de la BAUME

Published: June 24, 2010

Prince Albert II, 52, announced Wednesday his engagement to Charlene Wittstock, 32, an Olympic swimmer from South Africa and former schoolteacher. Albert II, the son of Rainier III and the American actress Grace Kelly, assumed the throne of Monaco in 2005. No date was given for the wedding.